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WASHINGTON (AP) - A company that makes automated license-plate readers says a new Utah law banning its products violates its First Amendment rights.
Digital Recognition Network Inc. has filed a lawsuit over the issue. The company contends a privacy law last year curbing certain license-plate scanning is unconstitutional.
The company says in court papers filed Thursday that it has a right to take photographs like everyone else, and it can no longer do business in Utah because of the law.
The lawsuit marks a counter-punch by data-collection companies as Capitol Hill and state legislatures consider reigning in phone-records collection, drones and license-plate readers.
A public outcry has led at least 14 states to consider measures that would curb such practices.
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